69. In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to ______.

A. seek professional help　 　　　　　　B. be left alone

C. stay with her best friend　　　　　　 D. break the silence

68. According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend _______.

A. call each other regularly　　　　　　 B. have similar personalities

C. enjoy writing to each other　　　　　 D. dream of meeting each other

67. In Paragraph 3, “We gave London to each other” probably means ______.

A. our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us

B. we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London

C. our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared　 D. we parted with each other in London

66. In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to ______.

A. become serious about her study　　　 B. go to her friend’s house regularly　

C. learn from her classmates at school　 D. share poems and stories with her friend

76．It can be inferred from the passage that　　　　　　　 ．

A．it makes sense to follow our dream

B．we tend to leave good things until the last minute

C．we should take pleasure in our work

D．it is meaningless to save something for the future

答案　 DACB

Passage 37

(山东省师大附中2010届高三第一次模拟考试)

C

When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate(照亮)me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.

　　 When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say: “Let’s start with a train whistle today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.

　 When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend, He was in despair(失望)and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.

　　 For almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think: “Yes, I must tell….”We have never met.

　　 It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist(心理学家)，who will only fill up the healing(愈合的)silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.

75．What does the underlined sentence “Someday” has disappeared in my vocabulary．”(in Paragraph4)mean?

A．I prefer to leave out the word “someday” in my speech．

B．“Someday” is found missing from my old dictionar．

C．I will not delay enjoying the pleasure of life

D．I decide not to enjoy something good at the moment·

74．After Jane’s death．the author begins to　　　 　　　　．

A．treasure the simple pleasure of life　 　　　　　　 B．spend more time having meetings

C．save more money for necessities 　　　　　　　　 D．care about her special parties

73．Why didn’t Jane wear the brand new silk slip?

A．She meant to wear it on her death．　 　 B．She wanted to save it for her sister．

　 　　 C．She thought it was too dear．　　　　　　　 D．She saved it for a special occasion

59. The passage is intended to _____________

A. warn us of the danger in the subway

B. show us how to save people in the subway

C. tell us about a subway rescue

D. report a traffic accident

答案　 56-59 DABC

Passage 36

(湖北省部分重点中学2009届高三第二次联考)

D

y brother-in-1aw opened the drawer of my sister’s cupboard and took out a package．He said。“This is a new silk slip(衬裙)．Jane bought it in New York nine years ago．She never wore it．She was saving it for a special occasion．I guess this is the occasion．”

It was an exquisite(精美的)handmade silk slip．The price tag on it was still attached．

He took the slip from me and put it on the bed，with the other clothes we were taking to the mortician(殡仪员)．His hands fingered on the soft material for a moment, then he shut the drawer and turned to me．“Don’t ever save anything for a special occasion．Every day you’re alive is a special occasion．’’

His words have changed my mind．I’m spending more time with my family and less time on meetings．I’m trying to recognize these moments now and cherish them．I’m not saving anything．I wear my good skirt to the market if I feel like it．I can pay $28·49 for a small bag of　 groceries．I’m not saving my good perfume for special parties．If something is worth seeing or hearing or doing，I want to see and hear and do it now．“Someday” has disappeared in my vocabulary．

I’m not sure what Jane would have done if she had known she’d not be here for the tomorrow we all take for granted．I’m guessing Jane would have called family members and a few close friends．She might have apologized to her former friends for their past quarrels．She’d have gone out for a Chinese dinner, her favorite food．

I’m trying hard not to put off, hold back。or save anything that would add laughter to our fives．Every morning I open my eyes。I tell myself that every day, every minute，every breath is a gift．

58. When did Lisa become conscious again?

A. When the train was leaving.

B. After she was back on the platform.

C. After the police and fire officials came.

D. When a man was cleaning the blood from her head.